# Weightlifting at the 2022 South American Games

Weightlifting competitions at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay were held between October 2 and 5, 2022 at the Pavilion 1 of SND

## Schedule

The competition schedule is as follows:
Men :
| DateEvent | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 |
| Men's 61 kg | F | | | |
| Men's 67 kg | F | | | |
| Men's 73 kg | F | | | |
| Men's 81 kg | | F | | |
| Men's 96 kg | | | F | |
| Men's 109 kg | | | | F |
| Men's +109 kg | | | | F |
| F | Final |
Women :
| DateEvent | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 |
| Women's 49 kg | F | | | |
| Women's 55 kg | | F | | |
| Women's 59 kg | | F | | |
| Women's 64 kg | | | F | |
| Women's 76 kg | | | F | |
| Women's 87 kg | | | | F |
| Women's +87 kg | | | | F |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Paraguay)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Colombia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Peru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### Medalists
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's 61 kg | Thiago Silva Brazil | 271 kg | Habib de las Salas Colombia | 268 kg | Wilkeinner Lugo Venezuela | 261 kg |
| Men's 67 kg | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 317 kg | Jair Reyes Ecuador | 316 kg | Reinner Arango Venezuela | 297 kg |
| Men's 73 kg | Julio Mayora Venezuela | 311 kg | Walter Beleño Cogollo Colombia | 303 kg | Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva Brazil | 290 kg |
| Men's 81 kg | Gustavo Maldonado Colombia | 335 kg | Iván Escudero Ecuador | 335 kg | Darvin Castro Venezuela | 321 kg |
| Men's 96 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 394 kg | Brayan Rodallegas Colombia | 360 kg | Marco Machado Brazil | 351 kg |
| Men's 109 kg | Jhohan Sanguino Venezuela | 363 kg | Hernán Viera Peru | 346 kg | Camilo Zapata Chile | 325 kg |
| Men's +109 kg | Dixon Arroyo Ecuador | 372 kg | Luis Quiñones Colombia | 360 kg | Roman Velásquez Chile | 307 kg |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Women's 49 kg | Katherin Echandia Venezuela | 187 kg | Natasha Rosa Figueiredo Brazil | 186 kg | Yineth Santoya Colombia | 160 kg |
| Women's 55 kg | Rosalba Morales Colombia | 201 kg | Shoely Mego Peru | 192 kg | Letícia Moraes Brazil | 191 kg |
| Women's 59 kg | Yenny Álvarez Colombia | 220 kg | Génesis Rodríguez Venezuela | 217 kg | María Luz Casadevall Argentina | 208 kg |
| Women's 64 kg | Natalia Llamosa Colombia | 220 kg | Anyelin Venegas Venezuela | 210 kg | Tatiana Ullua Argentina | 203 kg |
| Women's 76 kg | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 247 kg | Mari Sánchez Colombia | 240 kg | Amanda Schott Brazil | 233 kg |
| Women's 87 kg | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 250 kg | Laura Amaro Brazil | 247 kg | Dayana Chirinos Venezuela | 242 kg |
| Women's +87 kg | Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador | 265 kg | Yaniuska Espinosa Venezuela | 247 kg | Yeinny Geles Colombia | 246 kg |

## Participation

Thirteen nations participated in weightlifting events of the 2022 South American Games.
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Curaçao
* Ecuador
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela